Exodus 21:23

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Exodus 21:23

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Berean Standard Bible

But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life—

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KJV

King James Version

And if [any] mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,

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WEB

World English Bible

But if any harm follows, then you must take life for life,

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ASV

American Standard Version

But if any harm follow, then thou shalt give life for life,

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Exodus 21

²¹ However, if the servant gets up after a day or two, the owner shall not be punished, since the servant is his property.

²² If men who are fighting strike a pregnant woman and her child is born prematurely, but there is no further injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman’s husband demands and as the court allows.

²³ But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life—

²⁴ eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

²⁵ burn for burn, wound for wound, and stripe for stripe.

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